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Common feel and taking note of info are the 2 most effective steps borrowers can take to defend themselves and their households from being victims of, or accomplices to, mortgage fraud. There are quite a number of factors that every one borrower ought to be aware of when shopping for a loan. it’s far crucial […]
Contract cheats by and large fall into two general classes – loan specialist fakes and shopper fakes. Loan specialist fakes try to exploit the bank, credit union, contract organization or another money lender that gives the home loan. This is ordinarily done by distorting one’s qualification for a home loan or endeavoring to illicitly separate […]
Mortgage fraud has turned out to be more pervasive after some time and is a specific worry amid a financial subsidence. Change in lodging markets, property holders confronting abandonment and deceitful people searching for income sans work all add to an atmosphere in which mortgage fraud may happen. The FBI characterizes mortgage fraud as “any […]
Mortgage Company President Charged with Defrauding Ginnie Mae BOSTON – The president and founder of a Falmouth mortgage company was charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) out of nearly $3 million. Robert Pena, 67, the president and founder of the now-defunct mortgage company, […]
Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors Financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re now considered “the crime of the 21st century.” Why? Because seniors are thought to have a significant amount of money sitting in their accounts. Financial scams also often go unreported or can be difficult to prosecute, so they’re considered a […]
5 Tips for Avoiding Medicare Fraud and Abuse You’re sitting at home one afternoon, three weeks prior to the start of Open Enrollment, when you get a call from a friendly Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS) employee. The caller tells you that Medicare is issuing new cards, and that you need to provide your […]
Rio Olympics Cyber Scams, Hacking Election Polls: This Week’s Top Mobile News, Security Edition A Rio Olympics mobile travel advisory is in effect. Travelers to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, be on the lookout for free Wi-Fi network scams and malicious apps. Mobile security company Skycure identified fake Wi-Fi networks in Rio […]
From 2014 to 2015, tech support scams increased by 200%, according to cybersecurity leader Symantec in their 2016 Internet Security Threat Report. Throwing around scary cybersecurity terms like “malware,” scammers try to frighten victims on the phone and convince them that their computer and personal information are at risk. Acting like an expert from a trusted […]
Morris County, New Jersey, Husband And Wife Sentenced To Prison For Falsifying Thousands Of Medical Diagnostic Reports As Part Of $4.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – Two Rockaway, New Jersey, residents who owned a mobile diagnostic testing company were each sentenced today to over six years in prison for receiving more than […]
Prime Contractor Employee At U.S. Military Bases Admits $1.4 Million Fraud And Taking Kickbacks NEWARK, N.J. – A Pennsylvania man employed as a regional manager for a contractor involved with construction projects at Picatinny Arsenal (PICA) and at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst (Ft. Dix) admitted today his role in a fraud scheme that caused losses […]